Assembly Bill A6672A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes venue in actions to recover student debt

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A6672 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S586
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §503, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10767, S8754
2021-2022: A3055, S505, S915

2023-A6672 - Summary

Establishes venue in actions to recover student debt; provides that in actions to recover student debt owed to the state of New York, the place of trial shall be the residence of the defendant, if one resides in the state.

2023-A6672 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6672
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EPSTEIN,  BURDICK,  CLARK, COLTON, DINOWITZ,
   GALLAGHER,  GIBBS,  JACKSON,  KELLES,  MAGNARELLI,  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON,
   STECK,  ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judici-
   ary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to includ-
   ing medical services, student loans, auto loans and retail installment
   contracts in the definition of "consumer credit transaction"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  (f) of section 105 of the civil practice law
 and rules, as added by chapter 238 of the laws of 1973,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (f)  Consumer  credit  transaction.  The  term "consumer credit trans-
 action" means a transaction wherein credit is extended to an  individual
 and  the  money, property, or service which is the subject of the trans-
 action is primarily for personal,  family  or  household  purposes.    A
 CONSUMER  CREDIT  TRANSACTION INCLUDES DEBT INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH,
 AMONG OTHERS, MEDICAL SERVICES, STUDENT LOANS WHETHER OWED TO THE  STATE
 OF NEW YORK OR OTHERWISE, AUTO LOANS AND RETAIL INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00003-02-3

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2023-A6672A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S586
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §503, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10767, S8754
2021-2022: A3055, S505, S915

2023-A6672A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes venue in actions to recover student debt; provides that in actions to recover student debt owed to the state of New York, the place of trial shall be the residence of the defendant, if one resides in the state.

2023-A6672A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6672--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EPSTEIN,  BURDICK,  CLARK, COLTON, DINOWITZ,
   GALLAGHER,  GIBBS,  JACKSON,  KELLES,  MAGNARELLI,  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON,
   STECK,  ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judici-
   ary --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to estab-
   lishing venue in actions to recover student debt
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 503 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 by adding a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G) STUDENT DEBT. IN AN ACTION TO  RECOVER  TUITION,  FEES,  ROOM  AND
 BOARD, EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS, STUDENT LOANS, OR OTHER SUCH CHARG-
 ES INCURRED BY A STUDENT IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH STUDENT'S EDUCATION OWED
 TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE PLACE OF TRIAL SHALL BE THE RESIDENCE OF A
 DEFENDANT,  IF  ONE RESIDES WITHIN THE STATE, OR, IN OTHER CASES, AS SET
 FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00003-03-3

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